Kiriri

See also: kirirĩ

English

Alternative forms

• Cariri, Kariri

Etymology

From Portuguese Cariri, and its source, Tupinambá [Term?].

Proper noun

Kiriri

1. A member of an indigenous people of eastern Brazil.
   • 1979, The Southern Cross, volumes 16-18, page 19:

     We believe this is the first Kiriri Indian to be in glory with Jesus.

   • 1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 433:

     The Cariris fought hand-to-hand with the invaders, and their women leapt upon them too […] .